Despite a belief that a significant number of British retired expatriates are regretting their decision to retire abroad and are planning to return to the UK, retiring abroad is very much still a popular decision according to the third annual NatWest International Personal Banking (NatWest IPB) Quality of Life Report.

In common with many of its Caribbean neighbours, Antigua & Barbuda is probably a location more synonymous with the upmarket end of the tourist trade than as a place in which to invest. Whilst tourism is indeed an important part of the nation's economy, a notable offshore financial industry has in fact been developed by government over the last two decades, helped along by some generous business and personal tax incentives, the major aspects of which we will attempt to cover here.

Bearish sentiment among investors about the outlook for the global economy and corporate earnings has eased, according to the Bank of America (BofA) Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund Managers for August.